[HTML][HTML] The burden of liver disease in Europe: a review of available epidemiological data
M Blachier, H Leleu, M Peck-Radosavljevic… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
To survey the burden of liver disease in Europe and its causes 260 epidemiological studies
published in the last five years were reviewed. The incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis
and primary liver cancer are key to understand the burden of liver disease. They represent
the end-stage of liver pathology and thus are indicative of the associated mortality. About
0.1% of Hungarian males will die of cirrhosis every year compared with 0.001% of Greek
females. WHO estimate that liver cancer is responsible for around 47,000 deaths per year in …
published in the last five years were reviewed. The incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis
and primary liver cancer are key to understand the burden of liver disease. They represent
the end-stage of liver pathology and thus are indicative of the associated mortality. About
0.1% of Hungarian males will die of cirrhosis every year compared with 0.001% of Greek
females. WHO estimate that liver cancer is responsible for around 47,000 deaths per year in …